In California there are all pretty much cookie cutter houses but have different "per square footage prices".

Oh and my wife made them some cookies... :)  We plan on being very firm as the lease is detailed and cut and dry with many items.

If you are wanting to avoid headache down the road don't try to cram people into a seller financed cookie cutter. 

Alternatively, you could  spend half the money on a nice cookie cutter 3/2 in a good area off-water and rent it annually and have a healthy ROI, and hopefully solid appreciation down the road.

It's not your typical cookie cutter neighborhood where all of the homes look similar.This particular property is the worst looking home on the street.

If these are cookie cutter B and C type homes then you could get a certificate of some sort because in that price range people typically will go cheap or not want a designer anyways.

They will know the pros/cons of the different paths you can take.Every person is different so there really is not a cookie cutter way to go about it. 

Personally, I find a middle ground, I do not invest in D or warzone properties/areas no matter what the price or ROI and I do not buy expensive non-cookie cutter properties which have a lower ROI than the stock market - I invest in properties/areas that are cookie cutter 'middle class American dreams' which will appeal to most, I want to have enough cash flow to leave room for error and to make a personal finance difference but not too much that it will suck up my $ on the buy in.

Your situation is rather complicated and needs a professional (actually more than one considering your lender, Realtor, accountant and maybe a lawyer to discuss putting the whole loan into a trust), not a call center, cookie cutter loan originator.Best of luckStephanie 

They have big money and are building cookie-cutter brand new rental homes across the city.